"The Stand" (1994) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The end of the world is just the beginning.

Plot:

After the world is decimated by a man-made plague, a battle of literally Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors.

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Old Woman | Plague | Population | Flu

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Gary Sinise	...	Stu Redman (4 episodes, 1994)
Molly Ringwald	...	Frannie Goldsmith (4 episodes, 1994)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Randall Flagg (4 episodes, 1994)
Ruby Dee	...	Mother Abigail Freemantle (4 episodes, 1994)
Miguel Ferrer	...	Lloyd Henreid (4 episodes, 1994)
Corin Nemec	...	Harold Lauder (4 episodes, 1994)
Adam Storke	...	Larry Underwood (4 episodes, 1994)
Rob Lowe	...	Nick Andros (4 episodes, 1994)
Laura San Giacomo	...	Nadine Cross (3 episodes, 1994)
Ossie Davis	...	Judge Richard Farris (3 episodes, 1994)
Matt Frewer	...	Trashcan Man (3 episodes, 1994)
Ray Walston	...	Glen Bateman (3 episodes, 1994)
Rick Aviles	...	Rat Man (3 episodes, 1994)
Peter Van Norden	...	Ralph Brentner (3 episodes, 1994)
Bridgit Ryan	...	Lucy Swann (3 episodes, 1994)
Kellie Overbey	...	Dayna Jurgens (3 episodes, 1994)
Chuck Adamson	...	Barry Dorgan (3 episodes, 1994)
Sam Anderson	...	Whitney Horgan (3 episodes, 1994)
Cynthia Garris	...	Susan Stern (3 episodes, 1994)
Billy L. Sullivan	...	Joe (3 episodes, 1994)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Tom Cullen (2 episodes, 1994)
Shawnee Smith	...	Julie Lawry (2 episodes, 1994)
Warren Frost	...	George Richardson (2 episodes, 1994)
Tom Holland	...	Carl Hough (2 episodes, 1994)
Stephen King	...	Teddy Weizak (2 episodes, 1994)
Sarah Schaub	...	Gina McCone (2 episodes, 1994)
Bruce MacVittie	...	Ace-High (2 episodes, 1994)
Dan Martin	...	Rich Moffat (2 episodes, 1994)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Monster Shouter / ... (2 episodes, 1994)

Also Known As:

"Stephen King's The Stand"

Runtime:

366 min | USA:359 min (DVD version) | 60 min (6 episodes) | Germany:345 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Company:

Greengrass Productions

Trivia:

The shot where the car nearly runs over Nick Andros' (Rob Lowe) head was shot in reverse.

Goofs:

Continuity: Nadine pulls her silver revolver out of her purse twice when Larry first comes down the steps in New York.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Storm of the Century" (1999)

Soundtrack:

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

The Stand

I enjoyed both the book (uncut) and the movie. My daughter and I (both King fans) have read it several times and we both saw the flick first. As with most movies based on books, there are some differences, mainly omissions, some of which I think detract from the movie. Other character contractions (Rita & Nadine, for example) shorten the story "for TV" but do cut out some vital preliminaries & character complexities that are important to what follows next.

Are there plans afoot to remake the movie? I would agree with some comments I've read here about making it longer. They did that with DUNE, and although I enjoyed the first version, I really liked the newer, longer version better because it went into more of the sub plots, etc.

Any remake of The Stand should also, in my humble opinion, retain the religious undertones of the book because that is what all the parts of the entire story focus toward - the ultimate showdown between Good and Evil, as it were.

Yes, the fact that Flagg's persona survives is also vital to the story. Evil endures, and Good must always be vigilant. Anyway, that's my take on it.

If they wanted to simply "complete" the existing version, couldn't they use computer animations to create images of the original characters and then just fill in the "missing scenes"? That way the original actors images could still be used, their revamped parts played using life-like graphics.